Lover vs. Boyfriend

Lovernoun

One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, or girlfriend.

Boyfriendnoun

A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

Lovernoun

A sexual partner, especially one with whom someone is having an affair.

Boyfriendnoun

A male friend.

Lovernoun

A person who loves something.

‘a lover of fine wines’; ‘a lover of his country’;

Boyfriendnoun

a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman;

‘if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked’;

Lovernoun

An informal term of address for any friend.

‘All right, me lover?’;

Boyfriend

A boyfriend is a male friend or acquaintance, often specifying a regular male companion with whom a person is romantically or sexually involved.A boyfriend can also be called an admirer, beau, suitor and sweetheart. The analogous female term is .

‘girlfriend’;

Lovernoun

One who loves; one who is in love; - usually limited, in the singular, to a person of the male sex.

‘Love is blind, and lovers can not seeThe pretty follies that themselves commit.’;

Lovernoun

A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.

‘I slew my best lover for the good of Rome.’;

Lovernoun

One who has a strong liking for anything, as books, science, or music.

Lovernoun

One who is involved in a sexual relationship with another; as, she took a lover.

Lovernoun

See Louver.

Lovernoun

a person who loves or is loved

Lovernoun

an ardent follower and admirer

Lovernoun

a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage